PENGARUH GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DAN LEVERAGE TERHADAP PENGHINDARAN PAJAK (Studi Empiris pada Perusahaan Terdaftar Dalam Pemeringkatan Corporate Governance Index pada Tahun 2016)

This research aims to analyze and obtain empirical evidence about the effects of good corporate governance and leverage on tax avoidance. The independent variables used are good corporate governance and leverage. The dependent variable used is tax avoidance. The research population was companies listed in corporate governance perception index rank during 2016 years Sample was collected by purposive sampling method. Total 26 companies were taken as study’s sample. The analysis method of this research used regression.The results of this research showed that good corporate governance has an effect on tax avoidance.The results of this research also showed that tax avoidance activities are influenced by leverage. Limitations of this research are used companies listed in corporate governance perception index during 2016 as the object of research so that the conclusions of this research can’t be drawn of each industries sector because each industrial sector and company has different policies